Welton Raymond Aker b. 13 Mar 1889 Rawdon, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 29 Jul 1968 Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA: Smith Family Tree

Welton Raymond Aker

1889 - 1968 (79 years)

Name	Welton Raymond Aker [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	13 Mar 1889	Rawdon, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14]
Gender	Male
Census (Canada)	1891	Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada [9]
	Age: 2/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son; Religion: Baptist
Census (Canada)	1901	Nova Scotia, Canada [8]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son; Religion: Baptist
Immigration	19 Apr 1910	Vanceboro, Washington, Maine, USA [10, 11, 13, 14]
	Border Crossing from Canada
Naturalization	2 Apr 1917	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [13, 14]
Military Service	10 May 1917 [4, 5]
	US Army - World War I
Census	1920	Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [10]
	Occupation: Ordinance man; Marital Status: Married (Louise not in Home); Relation to Head of House: Brother of Haliburton
Census	1930	Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [11]
	Marital Status: Married to Sylvia; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Manager
Military Draft Registration	1942	Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA [3]
	Draft Registration - World War II; Married to Sylvia
FSID	GM4C-531
Death	29 Jul 1968	Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [4, 5]
Burial	Westview Cemetery, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [5]
Person ID	I6858	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Hugh Lyle Aker, b. 12 Oct 1831, Rawdon, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1913, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 81 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Frances Stewart Burns, b. 15 Jun 1851, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 14 May 1926, Rawdon, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 74 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	10 Oct 1870	Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada [15, 16, 17]
Family ID	F18532	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Louise Moriarty, b. 11 Dec 1894, Bear River, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. Jul 1973 (Age 78 years)

Marriage 23 Aug 1913 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [6]

Children

	1. Lyle Peter Aker, b. 19 Jun 1914, Bear River, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 21 Mar 2003, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Brooks Everett Aker, b. 30 Oct 1916, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Apr 1980, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
	3. Welton Graham Aker, b. 22 Aug 1915, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jul 1988, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F2262 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Sylvia Holley Farrow, b. 2 Jan 1890, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1948, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years)

Children

	1. Lyle Peter Aker, b. 19 Jun 1914, Bear River, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 21 Mar 2003, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
	2. Brooks Everett Aker, b. 30 Oct 1916, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Apr 1980, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Welton Graham Aker, b. 22 Aug 1915, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jul 1988, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
	4. Carl Francis Chesley, b. 11 Jul 1913, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. May 1960, Orange County, Florida, USA (Age 46 years) [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F18531 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 3
Marriage	1926	Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [12]
Family ID	F18586	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Census (Canada) - Age: 2/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son; Religion: Baptist - 1891 - Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Census (Canada) - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son; Religion: Baptist - 1901 - Nova Scotia, Canada
	Immigration - Border Crossing from Canada - 19 Apr 1910 - Vanceboro, Washington, Maine, USA
	Marriage - 23 Aug 1913 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Naturalization - 2 Apr 1917 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Occupation: Ordinance man; Marital Status: Married (Louise not in Home); Relation to Head of House: Brother of Haliburton - 1920 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Marriage - 1926 - Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Sylvia; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Manager - 1930 - Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II; Married to Sylvia - 1942 - Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
	Death - 29 Jul 1968 - Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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Sources

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[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Massachusetts; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2090.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Massachusetts; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2090

[S170] Ancestry.com, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT. USA; Date: 2019;).
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[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, AKER Welton 1890-1968 (Veteran).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227262236/welton-raymond-aker
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Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915
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New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971
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1901 Census of Canada
Year: 1901; Census Place: Nova Scotia; Page: 5; Family No: 41
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1891 Census of Canada
Year: 1891; Census Place: Rawdon South, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6316; Family No: 143
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Somerville Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_717; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 400.

1920 United States Federal Census
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1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0255; FHL microfilm: 2340655
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Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

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U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995
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[S10818] Find a Grave - Canada Index, BURNS Frances Aker 1850-1926.
Frances Stewart Burns Aker
- Age 76 yrs. She was the daughter of Edward Burns and married Hugh L Aker (1931 - 1913) on October 10, 1870.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144166809/frances-stewart-aker

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